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Walk 3068 - Birmingham to Sandwell Canal Walk

County/Area   West Midlands
AuthorLou Johnson
Length8.0 miles / 13 km
Ascentnominal or unknown
Grademoderate

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Starting from Birmingham City Centre this linear walk includes some of the modern features of Britain's second city. It then continues by exploring some of the historic canal heritage of Birmingham and adjacent Sandwell with the Birmingham canal Navigation one of the great civil engineering feats of the age.


 

Suggested Maps

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OS ExplorerSheet 219
OS ExplorerSheet 220

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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
 


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